A 15-minute individual oral explores two texts in relation to a global issue of the student’s choice. Students present their analysis for the first 10 minutes; the remaining 5 minutes are reserved for the teacher's questions to encourage further development, exploration or discussion.
This is a product sold on TpT. The presentation contains information about the assessment task, rubrics, a proposal form students should complete as they prepare for their IO, the IB extract template and the IO outline with guiding questions.
Prompt
"Examine the ways in which the global issue of your choice is presented through the content and form of the two texts that you have studied."
Requirements
- A literary excerpt of no more than 40 lines - A non-literary excerpt (4-5 screenshots in case a video is analysed) - An outline (no more than 10 bullet points)
Determining the Global Issue
The global issue chosen should be significant on a wide scale, be transnational in nature, and be an issue that has an impact felt in everyday local contexts. You may look into one or more of the following fields of inquiry for guidance but the topics are not to be considered exhaustive:
1. Culture, identity and community How do your chosen texts explore aspects of family, class, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender and sexuality, and issues concerning migration, colonialism and nationalism? How do these issues impact individuals and societies?
2. Beliefs, values and education How do your chosen texts explore the beliefs and values nurtured in particular societies? How do they shape individuals, communities and educational systems? What tensions might arise when there are conflicts of beliefs and values, and ethics?
3. Politics, power and justice How do your chosen texts explore aspects of rights and responsibilities, the workings and structures of governments and institutions? You might also want to investigate hierarchies of power, the distribution of wealth and resources, the limits of justice and the law, equality and inequality, human rights and peace and conflict.
4. Art, creativity and the imagination How do your chosen texts explore aspects of aesthetic inspiration, creation, craft and beauty? How can art or the function, value and effects of art in society shape and challenge perceptions?
5. Science, technology and the environment How do your chosen texts explore the relationship between humans and the environment and the implications of technology and media for society? You might also want to consider the idea of scientific development and progress.
N.B. Note that these are fields of inquiry NOT global issues. The global issue should be further narrowed down from the chosen field of enquiry.
Choosing texts
Students are encouraged to seek guidance on the choice of two texts you will analyse, and on the suitability of the chosen global issue to the two texts. To help you, complete the proposal form in order to receive feedback about the chosen excerpts, global issue and your analysis.
This is a product sold on TpT. The Proposal Form can help students flesh out their ideas and receive early feedback from teachers.
Organising ideas
Use the template below to organise your ideas and manage the presenting time. The document also contains sentence frames to help students phrase the global issue and introduce extracts/Bodies of Work.
This is a product sold on TpT. The document was created for the first IO assessment in May 2021.
Writing an outline
Choose the key information from your Individual Oral to include in your outline. The outline must not exceed 10 bullet points, and each bullet point should be reasonably long. Bear in mind that an outline is not an equivalent of speech notes. It should serve as a springboard for your oral and you should not read it as a prepared script. The suggested word limit for your outline is 300 words (InThinking).
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You need to provide the extracts to the teacher for approval at least one week before the assessment takes place. You will receive feedback on the choice of two texts you will analyse, and on the suitability of the chosen global issue to the two texts before the IO.
You should bring unannotated copies of the two chosen extracts to the individual oral (approximately 40 lines from one literary and one non-literary work studied in class). In addition to providing commentary on the extracts, you should also comment on the author's/creator's/artist's body of work.
You are required to give a ten-minute oral commentary which will be followed by five minutes of questioning by the teacher. Even though the individual oral is internally assessed, the commentary will be recorded for external moderation. Total recording time is as close to 15 minutes as possible (not more), including mandatory discussion with your teacher.
Remember that the way in which you speak and the way in which you organise your material are as important as what you have to say: the teacher / examiner will be judging your choice of language and your skills as a speaker as well as your knowledge and understanding of the text and your chosen issue.
You can find the editable instruction sheet below: